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Before you tune your TV, you will be asked to set your language and country.

Language/Country

Language

Country

Select Country:

Confirm: OK

Greece

Great Britain

Germany

France

Finland

Denmark

Czech Rep.

Language/Country

Language

Country

Select Language:

Confirm: OK

Italiano

Français

Español

English

Deutsch

Dansk

eština

1. The Language/Country menu appears on the TV screen with the

word ‘English’ highlighted.

2. Press the 

v  or  V  buttons on the remote control to select your

chosen language then press the OK button to confirm. The
country menu appears on screen with the word ‘OFF’ highlighted.
Select ‘OFF’ if you do not want your channels stored in a given
channel sequence starting from programme position 1.
 

3. Press 

v or V to select the country in which you wish to operate

the TV then press the OK button to confirm your choice.  

4. The ‘autotune’ menu appears on the TV screen in your selected

language. Press the OK button to confirm.

5. Ensure the aerial is connected as instructed, then press the OK

button to confirm. The TV starts to automatically search and store
all available channels for you. This may take a few minutes -
please be patient and do not press any buttons. 

6. Once the TV has tuned all available channels the ‘Programme

Sorting’ menu appears on the TV screen enabling you to change
the order of the channels on your TV. If you wish to change the
channel order, press the 

v or V buttons to select the channel you

want to move, then press 

B. Press the v or V buttons to select the

new programme number position for your selected channel then
press the OK button to confirm. The selected channel now moves
to its new programme position and the other channels move
accordingly. Repeat this procedure if you wish to sort the order of
other channels on your TV.

7. Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the TV screen.

8. Press the PROGR+/- or the numbered buttons to view the TV

channels.

Note: If you would like to stop the autotune process at any stage,

press the OK button.  

If you have connected a VCR to your TV, you now need to find your video channel.

1. Press the PROGR+/- buttons on the TV remote control until your video picture appears on the TV screen.

Note: If you wish to move your video channel to a different programme position, refer to the ‘Re-arranging TV channels’

section of this instruction manual.

Programme Sorting

Select Prog:

Confirm:

PROG CH

LABEL

Programme Sorting

Select Position:

Move: OK

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PROG CH

LABEL

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PRO 7
EU-SP
SWF
RTL
SAT
MDR
DDI
DSF
RTL 2
KAB 1

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EU-SP
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SAT
MDR
DDI
DSF
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NexTView is an on-screen electronic programme guide, providing you with programme information for different
broadcasters.

Your TV set automatically selects the best NexTView provider for you. This provider is available about 30 minutes after the
channel tuning. You can however change this selection of provider if you wish.

1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the menu on the TV screen.
2. Press the 

v or V buttons to select the 

 symbol on the menu screen then press 

B to enter the ‘Set Up’ menu.

3. Press 

v  or  V  to highlight ‘Select NexTView’ then press B to confirm. A list is displayed containing all available

NexTView providers.

4. Press 

v or V to select the desired NexTView provider then press the OK button to store.

5. Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the TV screen.

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Star Wars
Super RTL

Fantasy film, USA, 1996

Werner - Beinhart
Pro 7

Flui grüsst den Rest der Welt
Kabel 1

Once upon a time in the West
Euronews

International News
RTL Plus

10:35 - 12:45

10:20 - 12:00

10:45 - 10:50

11:00 - 11:20

11:45 - 12:50

TXT

TPS / RINGIER

Tue 07. 04 .98

1. Press the 

 button repeatedly on the remote control to switch NexTView on and off.

* In some cases, you may also need to press the 

b button to display the Sony electronic programme guide.

2. Press the 

v, V, b or B buttons to move the cursor around the screen.

3. Press the OK button to confirm a selection.

a. If you press the OK button in the date, time or icon (themes) columns, you change the programme list according to the 

selection.

b.  If you press the OK button in the programme list, you directly display the channel if the broadcast is currently running,

or, you display the ‘Long Info’ menu if the broadcast is running at some future time.

full selection list
personal selection
news broadcasts
movies
sports
entertainment
children
return to last menu

You can make a personal list of the types of programmes you wish to view on the
programme guide. 

1. Press the 

v  or  V buttons to select the 

 icon then press 

B to display the

‘Individual Setting’ menu.

2. Press 

v or V to select your chosen item on the screen then press the OK button to

confirm your choice.  

3. Repeat step 2 for all the items you wish to have in your list.

4. When you have finished the list, press 

B

 to select 

 on the menu screen.

5. Press the OK button to return to the previous menu.

6. Press the 

v or V buttons to select the 

 icon then press the OK button again to

activate your ‘Individual Setting’ filter.

Movie

Individual  Setting

Comedy

Adult

News

Interview

Entertainment

* depending on availability of service

The operating instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the ‘Operating
Instruction Manual’. The page numbers of the ‘Operating Instruction Manual’ remain
as in the manual.

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With this ‘Long Info’ menu screen, you can set timers or record selected programmes.

1. Press 

v or V to select a future programme in the programme list column.

2. Press the OK button to display the ‘Long Info’ menu on the TV screen.

To set the timer
Press the 

b or B buttons to highlight the 

 icon then press the OK button repeatedly to ‘set the timer’ or ‘cancel the timer’. If

you choose to set the timer, the programme is marked with a clock symbol and a message appears on the screen shortly before
the programme is due to start asking whether you wish to still view this programme. 

To view the timer table
Press the 

b or B buttons to highlight the 

 icon then press the OK button repeatedly to switch on/off the timer table. This table

shows the programmes on which you have already set a timer. (You can set a timer on up to 5 programmes).

 

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Address Mapping

The position of the addresses in the
OSDA is shown in the following diagram.
The position values of the DPW are set
to '0'.

If other values are set, the complete
combination will be scrolled.

Example:
if the DPWC is set to '63', the char-

Speed
Timer Prog

VPS/PDC

SP

VCR1

On

This channel has been set for a timer

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To record programmes*
* (only with Smartlink VCRs)

1. Connect your Smartlink VCR.

2. Press 

b or B to select 

 then press the OK button to download the information to your VCR.

3. To set up the VCR:

VPS/PDC
Press 

b to select VPS/PDC then press the OK button repeatedly to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. With this setting on you have the

guaranteed recording of the whole broadcast should there be a change in the TV programme. This only works if the selected
channel broadcasts a VPS/PDC signal.

Speed
Press 

V to select ‘Speed’ the press the OK button repeatedly to select between ‘SP’ for standard play or ‘LP’ for longplay.

With longplay you can record twice as much on a videotape. The picture quality however may suffer.

VCR Setup
Press 

V to select ‘VCR Setup’ then press the OK button repeatedly to select which VCR you wish to programme, namely 

‘VCR1’ or ‘VCR2’.

4. Finally, press 

B to select the 

 icon then press the OK button to remove the menu from the TV screen.

Most TV channels broadcast information via Teletext. The index page of the teletext service (usually page 100) gives you 
information on how to use the service. Please use a TV channel with a strong signal, otherwise there may be Teletext errors.

1. Select the TV channel which carries the teletext service you want to view.
2. Press the 

 button once for Picture and Teletext (P&T). The screen is divided in two, 

with the TV channel in the right corner and the Teletext display on the left.

In P&T mode press 

 then press PROGR+/- to change the channel of the TV 

screen. Press 

b or B to change the size of the TV screen then press 

 again

to resume normal teletext reception.

3. Press 

 twice to get Teletext only.

4. Press 

 three times for Mix mode.

5. Press 

 a fourth time to switch off Teletext. 

Input three digits for the page number using the numbered buttons on the remote control. If 
you make a mistake, type in any three digits then re-enter the correct page number.

Selecting the next or preceding page
Press the 

 or 

 buttons on the remote control to select the previous or next page.

Selecting a sub page
A teletext page may consist of several sub pages. In this case an information line is displayed, 
showing the number of subpages. Select the sub page by pressing 

v or V.

To freeze a Teletext page
Press the 

 button to freeze the page. Press again to cancel the freeze.

Revealing the index page
Press the 

 button to reveal the index page (normally page 100).  

Using colour buttons to access pages (Fastext)
(only available if the TV station broadcasts Fastext signals)
When the colour coded menu appears at the bottom of a page, press a coloured button on the 
remote control (green, red, yellow or blue) to access the corresponding page.

Using the feature ‘Page Catching’
1. Press the numbered buttons on the remote control to select a teletext page which has

several page numbers on it (eg the index page).

2. Press the OK button.  
3. Press 

v or V to select the desired page number then press the OK button.  The requested

page is displayed after some seconds.

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News

Sport

Weather

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1. With Teletext switched on, press the MENU button on the remote control to display the

menu on the TV screen.

2. Press 

v or V to select your chosen item on the screen then press B to display the relevant

sub menu.

3. To remove the Teletext menu from the screen, press the MENU button.

The Top/Bottom/Full sub menu allows you to enlarge different sections of the Teletext page.
Press 

v to enlarge the upper half of the screen, Press V to enlarge the lower half. Press the

OK button to restore the page to normal size. Press 

b to return to the Teletext menu screen. 

Text Clear*
*available on Teletext Only and Mix modes (Refer to ‘Switching Teletext on and off’)

Text Clear is a function that displays a TV channel while a Teletext page is being searched for. 

Some Teletext pages contain hidden information (eg for a quiz), which can be revealed.

Time Page*
*depending on availability of service,Time Page is available on Teletext Only and Mix modes

Time Page allows a time-coded Teletext page (such as an alarm page), to be displayed at a set 
time.

Top:

Bottom:

Full: OK

Teletext

Top / Bottom / Full

Text Clear

Reveal

Time  Page

Page Overview

Select:

Enter Menu:

1. Press the 

 button on the remote control twice to select full screen text.

2. Press the MENU button to display the ‘Teletext’ menu.
3. Press 

v or V to highlight ‘Text Clear’ and press B to select.

4. The current TV channel is displayed. Once the text page has been found a blue 

 

symbol will appear in the top left hand corner of the screen.

5. Press the 

 button on the remote control to view the page.

1. In text mode press the MENU button the remote control to access the ‘Teletext’ menu.
2. Press 

v or V to highlight ‘Reveal’ and press B to select. The hidden information is

displayed on the screen.

1. In Text mode press the MENU button on the remote control to access the ‘Teletext’

menu.

2. Press 

v or V to highlight ‘Time Page’ and press B to select. The ‘Time Page’ sub menu

is displayed.

3. Enter the desired page number using the numbered buttons on the remote control.
4. Enter the desired time using the remote control.
5. Press OK to confirm the settings. The TV will exit Teletext mode and the time will be

displayed in the top left hand corner of the screen. At the requested time the desired page
is displayed.

Time  Page

PAGE

TIME

Select Page: 0-9

Next:

- - : - -

– – –

Page Overview*
*only available if TOP-Text is transmitted by the TV station.

In this menu the TOP-Text pages are divided into two columns, the first column showing 
‘blocks’ of pages and the second showing ‘groups’ of pages.

1. Press 

b or B to select the first or second column.

2. Press 

v or V to select the relevant ‘group’ or ‘block’ of pages.

3. Press the OK button to display the chosen pages.

The TV consists of a menu system which is based on a series of user friendly on-screen displays and menus. These displays will
help you get the most from your TV, helping you to change picture and sound settings, to alter the size of the TV picture and to
rearrange the TV channels etc.

The picture and sound are preset at the factory. You can however adjust them to suit your own taste.

AI

On

Off

Picture Mode

Live

Personal

Movie
Game

Digital Mode

Normal

DRC 50

DRC 100

Contrast

Picture Adjustment

Select:

Enter:

Picture Mode

  Contrast
  Brightness
  Colour
    Sharpness
     Reset
AI
Noise Reduction
Digital Mode
Colour Tone

Personal

On

On

DRC 100

Normal

Noise Reduction

High

Mid

Low

Auto

Off

1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the menu on the TV screen.

2. Press the 

v or V buttons to select for picture settings or

for sound settings then press

B to enter either the ‘Picture Adjustment’ menu or the ‘Audio Adjustment’ menu.

3. Press the 

v or V buttons to select the item on the screen you wish to adjust then press B to

confirm. For a description of the menu items and their effects, see the table below.

4. Press the 

v, V, B or b buttons to adjust your selected item.

5. As soon as you have adjusted the item, press the OK button to store the new setting.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 if you wish to adjust any of the other items.
7. Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the TV screen.

Picture Mode

V

Live  (for live broadcasts)

Personal  (for individual settings)
Movie  (for movie broadcasts)

v

Game  (for computer games)

Contrast

Less

b B

More

Brightness*

Darker

b B

Brighter

Colour*

Less

b B

More

Hue**

Reddish

b B

Greenish

Sharpness*

Softer

b B

Sharper

*Only available if ’Personal’ is selected in ‘Picture Mode’
**Only available for NTSC colour signal (eg. US video tapes)

Reset

Resets picture to the factory preset levels

AI 

V

Off: Normal

(Artificial Intelligence)

v

On: 

Automatic optimization of contrast level 
according to the TV signal.

Noise Reduction

V

High: High noise reduction. 
Mid:

Medium noise reduction.

Low: Low noise reduction.
Auto: Optimum noise reduction automatically selected. 

v

Off:

No noise reduction.

Digital Mode

V

Normal:

Basic 100Hz picture quality

DRC 50:  Improved picture resolution for viewing  

scrolling characters

v

DRC 100: Optimum picture resolution creating 

flicker-free pictures

Colour Tone

V

Warm:

Gives a warm tint to the picture.

Normal:

Normal.

v

Cool:

Gives a cool tint to the picture.

Colour Tone

Normal

Cool

Warm

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Equaliser Adjustment

Sel:

Adjust:

Confirm:OK

(Personal)

+

0

–

120

500

1,5K

5 K

10 K

Auto Vol. Control

Off

On

Dual Sound

Mono

Stereo

NICAM

Volume

Dual Sound

PAP

Stereo

NICAM

Balance

0

Loudness

Off

On

Space

Off

On

Audio Adjustment

Equaliser Mode

Equaliser
    Adjustment

Balance
Loudness
Space
Auto Vol. Control
Dual Sound            
     Volume
     Dual Sound       

Stereo

Off

Off

Stereo

Select Mode : 

Off

Confirm: OK

Personal

Vocal

Jazz

Rock

0

NICAM

NICAM

Equaliser Mode

V

Personal
Vocal
Jazz
Rock
Pop

v

Flat (fixed setting, cannot be adjusted)

Equaliser adjustment

You can adjust the mode selected in Equaliser mode by
cutting and boosting the 5 selected frequency bands.
Press 

b or B to select the frequency band then V or v to 

adjust the frequency.  Finally, press the OK button to store 
the new adjustment.

If you want to store the new setting, you need to set the Equaliser mode to
‘Personal’.  Personal mode permanently stores the setting, all other modes (Vocal,
Jazz, Rock, Pop) store only until the next mode change.

Balance

b More 

left

B

More right

Loudness

V

Off:

Normal

v

On:

For music broadcasts

Space

V

Off:

Normal

v

On:

Special acoustic effect

Auto Vol. Control

V

On: Volume level of the channels will stay the same 
independent of the broadcast signal (eg in the case of 
advertisements)

v

Off: Volume level changes according to the broadcast 
signal.

Dual Sound

For a bilingual broadcast:
V

A for channel 1

v

B for channel 2

For a stereo broadcast:
V

Mono

v

Stereo

When NICAM stereo is being broadcast, the indication NICAM appears briefly on
the screen.

Headphones
i Volume

Adjusts headphone volume.
Can also adjust the volume level of additional equipment 
connected to the RCA sockets on the rear of the TV.

i Dual Sound

Only available when PAP feature is selected:
V

Stereo:  The sound of one screen comes through both  

  the TV loudspeakers and the headphones.

v

PAP: 

The sound of the left screen comes through 
the TV loudspeakers, the sound of the right 
screen is selectable via headphones.

For more detail on PAP, refer to the ‘Operating PAP’ section of this manual.  

1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the menu on the TV screen.

2. Press the 

v or V buttons to select 

 for the ‘Features’ menu then press 

B to enter the ‘Features’

menu.

3. Press the 

v or V buttons to select the desired menu item then press B to confirm.  For a description

of the menu items and their effects, see the table below.

4. Press the 

v, V, B or b buttons to select the desired setting.

5. Press the OK button to confirm your choice of setting.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 if you wish to select any of the other items.
7. Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the TV screen.

Auto Format*

V Off:Size of picture does not automatically adjust.

*only for aerial signal

Normal:Size of picture automatically adjusts according to 

information from the broadcaster.

v Full:

The TV will automatically adjust the picture size to eliminate any 
dark areas on the TV picture (as shown below):

Format Correction*

V Off: 4:3/14:9 is selected

(*only if Auto Format is 

v On: Smart mode is selected automatically for 4:3/14:9 broadcasts 

set to ‘Normal’ or ‘Full’)

Sleep Timer

You can select a time after which the TV switches itself into 
standby mode.
V Off

v 90 min 

Parental Lock

V Off:   No parental lock.

v On: This feature disables the TV buttons when the set is in standby mode.

It is only possible to switch the set back on by pressing a button on 
the remote control.

AV2 Output

V TV audio/video signal from the aerial 

AV1 audio/video signal from scart 1
AV2 audio/video signal from scart 2
AV3 audio/video signal from scart 3

v AV4 audio/video signal from connectors on front of the TV

This feature allows you to change the size of the TV picture.

Press the 

 button on the remote control repeatedly or use the 

v or V buttons to select one of the 

following formats then press the OK button to confirm your selection:

Smart

imitation of wide screen effect for 4:3 broadcasts.

4:3

conventional 4:3 picture size, full picture information.

14:9

compromise between 4:3 and 16:9 picture size.

Zoom

widescreen format for letterbox movies

Wide

for 16:9 broadcasts.

In Smart, Zoom and 14:9 modes parts of the top and bottom of the screen are cut off. Press 

v or V to adjust 

the position of the image on screen (eg to read subtitles) then press the OK button to confirm.

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Sleep Timer

Parental Look

Off

On

AV 2 Output

TV

 AV 1

AV 2
AV 3
AV 4

Features

Auto Format

   Format Correction

Sleep Timer
Parental Lock
AV 2 Output

Off

Off

TV

Select:

Enter:

Off

On

Format Correction

Off

On

Auto Format

Off

Normal

Full

Smart

Wide

Zoom

14:9

4:3